Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.
Carried over from 1926 | Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | Total. | Deaths. | Remarks. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | Over 5 years. | Total. | |||||
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 17 | 21 | - | - | - | Daily average number of cases, 39. |
Diphtheria | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | |
Cases admitted in 1927. | |||||||
Scarlet Fever | 24 | 118 | 142 | - | 1 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever (Staff) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever and Puerperal Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | Average number of days in hospital, 43 |
Diphtheria | 7 | 41 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Typhoid Fever | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |
Para Typhoid | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Total Kingston cases, 89 | |||||||
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 22 | 26 | - | - | - | |
Diphtheria | 7 | 56 | 63 | - | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Total Treated in 1927 | 49 | 286 | 335 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
During the first half of the year the admissions to the hospital
were below the average, but from September onwards the
numbers considerably increased. An outbreak of diphtheria in
Kingston, and the admission of overflow cases of diphtheria from
the Caterham Military Hospital, added greatly to the work in
the diphtheria wards without, however, stressing the accommodation.
In this connection it should be remembered that the number
of beds in the Isolation Hospital (105) actually exceeds the local
requirements, and the admission of cases from outside areas is
not only a financial advantage to the Borough, but provides
better training for the nursing staff. One difficulty, which is experienced
in all hospitals at the present time, is in regard to
staffing. The regulations and standards for the training of nurses
have been raised and the strict training and long hours appear to
be deterrents to the best type of nurses coining forward and remaining
in the service.
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